I am currently ripping my entire CD collection and use Picard to do the auto-retagging before I add the files to my Rhythmbox library. Occasionally Picard tags mp3s/flacs incorrectly (an album cover might be missing from a single track within an album for example).
As a result I add the missing piece of artwork using Rhythmbox properties but its not embedded into the file. is it possible to embed tags in Rhythmbox? If not what is the best approach to make these minor changes.
I successfully installed the "Gotham" Conky on my 12.04 desktop using these instructions
It works perfectly, positioned in the top-right side of my desktop, and I am happy every day of the week except "Wednesday". Because of the length of the word "Wednesday", unfortunately the "y" trunctates off the screen (to the right).
I would like to reposition the conky, (preferablably keep it Top-Right) but nudge it to the left so the "y" is visible on the screen.
Any "how to" instructions will be gratefully received.
I am a keen photographer and have tried many FOSS image editors, finally settling on DigiKam/Showfoto with Kipi plugins. I occasionally use Dark table also as I think it is a promising project.
There is one piece of functionality that any of these applications have that I miss from my Photoshop/lightroon days. That is the ability to create image layers. I am aware GIMP has this capability (and I use it reluctantly) but unfortunately I am not a big fan, so my question is simple.
Other than GIMP, is anyone aware of FOSS image editors with layering capability?
To be concise I am not asking about creating image montages or collations this is simply about creating layers from a single image (background replacement etc)
Other editors I have tried, Raw Therapee, Bibble Pro
I am setting up a single workstation (kiosk) in my local library for a team of genealogy researchers (approx 12-14). I plan to use Ubuntu 12.04 LTS as the OS.
I am asking a very specify question; Is what I have described above holistaically achievable and if so how? I will accept a "No" or "Probably not" answer. If that is the case please help me understand with a brief "why" and I will go back to the drawing board. The reason for asking the question is that I suspect its not achievable but want to be 100% sure.
I bought my kids a PC and installed 12.04 (Unity) on it. The bottom line is, I want my children to use the computer unsupervised while I have confidence they cannot access anything inappropriate.
What I have looked at:
I was looking at Scrubit a tool which allows me configure my wifi router to block content and this solution would also protect my other PC and mobile devices. This may be overkill as I just want the solution to work on one PC.
I also did some Google searches and came across the application called Nanny (it seems to look the part). My experience of OSS is that the best solutions frequently never appear first on a Google search list and in this case I need to trust the methods therefore my question is very specific.
I want to leverage your knowledge and experience to understand What is the best way to restrict adult content on 12.04 LTS as this is important to me. It maybe a combination of things so please don't answer this question "try this or that", then give me some PPA unless you can share your experience of how good it is and of course if there are any constraints.
As the title suggests, when I change audio track information (metadata) in Banshee I want it to be stored to the file and I can't figure out how to do it. Maybe this cannot be achieved in Banshee
Problem
When I copy audio files to other devices (like a smart phone) in does not retain the metadata changes I applied in Banshee. I am assuming there is some hidden database in ~/home that stores this data. Is there away I can do this in Banshee or do i need to download some other software package. The primary purpose of this question is to understand how it can be done in Banshee. I am not looking for a list of alternative software music taggers unless the definitive answer is No.
Thanks
When I did a fresh install of 12.04 a few weeks ago I run the Update Manager every day.
Everyday Ubuntu Tweak gets updated. I wouldn't mind but nothing seems to change in the application. The first few days I thought there was back-end stuff getting updated. Is it possible for one application to have updates everyday (the version number is always the same), or maybe there is something wrong with the installation? My current verson is 0.7.2.
This is what I used when I originally installed it
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak
I would like to set my Nautilus "Default view" to List globally on my PC.
Is this possible, if so, how do I achieve this?
My Unity Greeter/LightDM is working fine in Precise with one exception.
When the greeter first displays the default system wallpaper /usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png is visible for 1 second, before dynamic LightDM kicks in. Its more of a nuisense than anything, but what options do I have to configure this to make it run seamlessly?
I have looked at other related AU Q&A and UF with no success and I have reviewed the configuration at
gksu gedit /etc/lightdm/unity-greeter.conf
Background
I had some issues with dependencies etc and I thought it would be useful if I posted the correct solution here so other community members could benefit. I am not sure it appropriate to do this on AU but there are a lot of high profiles sites out there giving incomplete information. (This caused me some issues)
Note :ffDiaporama is an open source application for creating video sequences consisting of titles, fixed or animated, images or photos, fixed or animated, movie clips & music.
Related Question on AU
Software to add images to video?
As the title suggests I would like to confirm my assumptions and get a better understanding of the Ubuntu software repositories in terms of what is supported and getting updates. I will use GIMP as an example (but this question is NOT about GIMP) it’s a general question about repositories.
I know I can install GIMP from the USC and currently its version 6x
From another repository “add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp” I can install Gimp v8x
Are these assumptions correct?
I am planning on doing a fresh install of Ubuntu and want to know what is the correct way to install ATI Catalyst Video Driver?
There are multiple valid answers for this question spanning over several versions of Ubuntu. For your convenience an index of each below:
This may be a dumb question, however when you don't know the answer, what can you do but ask? If I purchase additional 20GB storage space, am I getting an additional 15GB space (on top of my 5GB free storage) OR do I retain my 5GB Free storage and have a total of 25GB?
As the title above suggests I want to add some custom wallpapers (png images I have created myself) to the user/share/backgrounds folder in 12.04. I have completed this task.
Issue : They do NOT appear in the Desktop Appearance for selection ( I am assuming if they did appear here they would be the default background in the LightDM dynamic unity greeter. Only the "contest images" work with unity greeter. I came across the links below which are similar but to not resolve my question
How do I add new wallpapers? (Refers to 11.10 only)
How do I change the wallpaper of the login screen? (SHows only how to turn off Dynamic unity greeter and assign a fixed background for LightDM
After some thought this may also be a permissions issue. The reason for suggesting is that I copied a theme folder using sudo nautilus. The theme did not appear in "Advanced Settings" for selection. To make this theme work in Unity I copied it to ~.themes. I copied the bankgrounds using the same method
I am lucky that hard disk space is not an issue however there are applications that come with the Ubuntu distro that I will never use and I have preferences for other packa ges. For example I use K3B not Brasero for burning DVDs. Are there any LTS support or stability issues if I remove unwanted/unused packages from my system?
Im not sure I should be reporting this as a bug as it may have been something I have have done to cause this. I have duplicate icons on my Panel for bluetooth and would like to remove them both.
Terminal Reading
1074 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/sbin/bluetoothd
5036 ? Sl 0:02 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/blueman-applet
5040 ? Sl 0:00 bluetooth-applet
5872 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto blue
I did a bit of exploring in Synaptic Package Manager but unfortunately, I'm none the wiser, however one is the blueman project the other is gnome.
I was browsing some questions here to find a solution to locating and removing broken packages. Being a relative novice I installed some PPAs designed for 11.10 on my 12.04 LTS machine. In terminal it suggested I try apt-get -f install which brought me to this question A big lesson learned for me, if anyone can help
I am quite a cautious person though not afraid to experiment.
I currently have 11.10 Unity and 12.04 Beta 2 running on different partitions (no problems). I have learned here that Unity can run in VirtuaBox.
When I upgrade to 12.04 LTS later this month, I am curious to understand if I could also run 12.04 in Virtual Box for experimentation and test some things before I implement them into my system?
Maybe there is a better way to achieve this, without partitioning my hard drive.
I have been using Ubuntu since 8.04 as my primary OS and every six months I upgrade to the latest distribuition release. I am currently using 12.04 LTS.
Thinking ahead, if I upgrade to 12.10 or any other future release, do I lose the Long-Term support (LTS)?
This may be a stupid question as I found part of my answer in this link .
When typing in Ubuntu my cursor jumps around and its not application specific. It doesn't matter or Im filing in a web form, writing an e-mail or using LibreOffice or Lyx. Im using a Sony Vaio 64bit machine.
I read a previous question (link below) on this subject which indicates it may have something to do with the touchpad settings. As this has occurred in previous Ubuntu distros Im guess it is somekind of hardware issue.